Horn for campaign marching clubs.



No. 747,078. PATBNTED DEC. 15, 1903,

J. LEIPOLD.

HORN FOB CAMPAIGN MARCHING CLUBS. APPLIOATION FILED APR. 11, 1903.

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HORN FOR CAMPAIGN MARCl-l'ING CLUBS.

SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 747,078, dated December 15, 1903.

Application filed April 11, 1903 Serial No. 152114.1- (No model.)

T0 at whom i2? may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN LEIPOLD, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horns for Campaign Marching Clubs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to horns, and is particularly designed for use in political campaigns and the like.

The object of my invention is to produce a horn which is odd in configuration, and the peculiar noise it produces will cause unusual attention.

Furthermore, the object of the device is to produce a horn which will prove amusing and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in View the invention consists in the details of construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, wherein like characters denote corresponding parts in the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of my improved horn. Fig. 2 is a cross section taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

In the drawings, 3 denotes the horn proper, and in this particular form is T-shaped; but the position of handle or air-inlet tube 4: may be connected to horizontal tube at any position; but the one illustrated is the preferred form.

The mouthpiece 6 has a hollow plug 7 forced therein. This is to secure the rubber drum or reed 8 in position. The rubber diaphragm covers the entire end of hollow plug 7 excepting a small portion, and this outlet being so small causes a back pressure of the air on the diaphragm, causing the same to vibrate against the inclined face of ring, thereby emitting of a peculiar sound. Better results are obtained by having the hollow handle t, as the air that is being blown through the horizontal tubing causes a suction through handle and the two currents of air coming into contact increases the volume of sound. By the use of my horn it is uotnecessary to use metal, but will produce a sound with the tubing made of paper just as well, as the sounding power only depends upon the diaphragm and the different currents of air.

It will be observed from the foregoing that.

the horn may be constructed in different forms of construction and that various changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- A horn comprising a tube havinga hole in the under part of its wall, a combined handle and vent-tube in the hole secured to the tube, a hollow plug having its inner end beveled from the upper to the lower surface, said plug fitting against the inner wall of the tube for portion of its surface, a sheet of rubber lying longitudinally of the plug between the said plug and the tube, the said rubber sheet being then extended down over the beveled end of the plug, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses, this 10th day of April, 1903.

JOHN LEIPOLD. Witnesses:

J OHN NOLAND, J. P. APPLEMAN. 

